The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-04

1t is to Cost O,OOO, OOO-Bishop Potter's
Letter to the Citizens of New York.

1t is to Cost $4,000, OOO-Bishop Potter's
Letter to the Citizens of New York.
New York Sun.
The idea of building great Protestant Epis-
copal cathedral became popular III New York
about 1870, and association was incorporated.
for the purpose of carrying the work forward.
The board of directors held repeated meetings,
and up to 1873 everything went along nicely.
Large sums of money were pledged by different
wealthy men, and site was selected on the two
blocks bounded by Sixth and Seventh avenues,
Fifty-seventh and Fifty ninth streets. Then the
panic came, subscriptions were Withdrawn, and
the project dropped. When times had grown
better Bishop Horatio Potter old and sickly
and unable to do much. One year ago 1t was
discovered that of the sixteen trustees, seven
were dead or out OF the country, and that tho
old Bishop. who was then confined to his bed,
was necessary to a quorum of nine. An i'm
prssslve meeting was held in his bedroom, and
new members were elected to fill vacancies.
The board now stands: Bishop Henry c.
Potter president George NJ Miller, secretary;
and trustees, the Rev DR.. Morgan Dix of Trim
ity Church, the Rev. Dr. William r. Huntington
of Grace Church, the Rev. Dr. E. w. Donald of
Houghton of Transformation Church, and the
Rev. DIR. P. K. Cady of the Hyde Park Church;
and as laymen, Cornelius Vanderbilt w. w.
Aston. Hamilton Fish, Stephen 2. Nash, j.
PlerpoEt Morgan. Richard Auchmuty. Samuel
D. Babcock, W. Butler Duncan, and j. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Miss Catherine L. Wolfe was greatly interested
n the plan, and proposed to bequeath 81, 000 600
toward it, but finally concluded to give the
during her lifetime, ana TINS cnAuge or
intention ended in the entire loss of the money
to the cathedral.
Through her gifts to ST. Paufs Church In
Rome, Italy, Miss Wolfe became acquainted with
its pastor. the Rev. DIR. Nevin. She desired to
enlist him n the cathedral enterprise and sent
for him. He travelling in India and this
made delay. When he reached here Miss Wolfe
was dying.
DIR. Nevn at once took up the work. and has
been very successful in securing donations OF
very large sums from many gentlemen, and not
among Episcopalians alone. Among number
who have given $780, 900 each is Mr.. ID. Willis
James Presbyterian. Many other wealthy
people have added codicils TO their wills. be-
aueathing large sums-aggregating fully $780,
O00-to the new cathedral.
The land alone will cost that sum, and the
completed building will not fall far short of
$40 600 900. No site and architects plans
have yet been selected. A portfolio has been
made OF drawings of the principal cathedrais OF
Europe as an aid to a choice.
The trustees have held number of meetings
lately and last evening circular, signed by
Bishop Potter and addressed to the citizens OF
New York. given out for publication. Ii
states, among other things:
'sFor the erection of such building. worthy
of a great city, of it's accumulated wealth. ana
of its large responsibilities the time would seem
to have arrived. No American citizen who has
seen in London the throngs that gather IN 81
Pauls Cathedral and Westminster ABBEY can